Fashion
Featuring 12 styles, the collection reinterprets the US skateboarding shoe brand’s classic styles through the lens of the iconic German fashion house. The designs were revealed at the Bread & Butter trend show in Berlin, and launches worldwide tomorrow at Karl Lagerfeld boutiques, select Vans accounts, Vans.com and Kar.com.
Covering both apparel and accessories, the offering makes a bold statement with a black and white palette, says Vans. Styles include a t-shirt and sweatshirt with the Vans x Karl Lagerfeld logo, a t-shirt with an image of Lagerfeld wearing a checkerboard tie, a black-and-white raglan-sleeve bomber, a leather backpack with K-quilted stitching, and a cap with a checkerboard brim.
For the footwear there are six interpretations of Vans Classic styles, including the debut of the SK8-Hi Laceless platform and the Old Skool Laceless platform, both outfitted in luxe leather with K-quilted stitching atop white platform soles.
There is also a black leather Classic Slip-On finished with K-quilted details. The Old Skool and Sk8-Hi Reissue have leather uppers outfitted with bouclé fabric quarter-panels atop a black outsole.
Rounding out the assortment, the Vans Checkerboard Classic Slip-On has been remastered with a Vans x Karl Lagerfeld cameo print.
“Working in close partnership, our teams designed this collection to reflect the unique histories of our respective brands,” says Vans senior footwear designer Angie Dita. “As a tribute to Karl Lagerfeld’s fashion DNA, we highlighted elements like boucle fabric and K-quilted stitching, and we reinterpreted Vans’ signature checkerboard pattern with Karl’s cameo silhouette motif.”
